Mumbai-bound Vistara flight makes emergency landing in Jaipur

The flight had 136 passengers on board and two of them were disembarked at the airport here, including a relative of the patient.

A Mumbai-bound Vistara flight made an emergency landing at the Jaipur International Airport Monday after an elderly passenger’s health worsened mid-air, an official said.

Vistara UK987 flying from New Delhi to Mumbai landed at the airport at 3.15 pm (File Photo)

Vistara UK987 flying from New Delhi to Mumbai landed at the airport at 3.15 pm, Jaipur airport director J S Balhara said. He said a medical team at the airport was apprised about the medical emergency to handle the situation.

Raza Hussain, 70, was referred to a nearby private hospital in an ambulance with a doctor. He was accompanied by his family member. The flight had 136 passengers on board and two of them were disembarked at the airport here, including a relative of the patient. The flight departed at 4.58 pm for Mumbai, the airport director said. PTI AG DPB DPB